Abiy Eshete was born in 1985 in Ziway in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.

He attended primary and secondary school in Ziway and then joined Addis Ababa University School of Fine Arts and Design in the Department of Industrial Design, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in August 2007.

He has worked as a full-time studio artist since 2008 and has exhibited his work in both group and solo exhibitions in various Ethiopian art galleries.

Today at 27 years of age, Abiy supports his widowed mother and 3 younger sisters.